For first month in years, no U.S. forces die in Afghanistan

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U.S. soldiers rest along a ridgeline on March 31, 2014 near Pul e Alam, Afghanistan.

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Last month is one of three months since 2002 that no U.S. military have died in Afghanistan

The previous months were July 2002 and January 2007

A NATO service member died Tuesday in southern Afghanistan

In all, 2,309 U.S. military members have died in Afghanistan since October 7, 2001

No U.S. military forces died last month in Afghanistan, marking the first such month in more than seven years and the third time since the war began more than 12 years ago, according to the CNN Library, which tallies the casualties.

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• The previous months in which no U.S. deaths occurred during Operation Enduring Freedom were January 2007 and July 2002, CNN Librarian Lindsey Knight said.

• Separately, NATO said one of its service members died Tuesday of a non-battle-related injury in southern Afghanistan.